When I was young and fired with the love of God,
I thought I would convert the whole world.
But soon I discovered that it would be quite enough
to convert the people who lived in my town,
and I tried for a long time to do that, but did not succeed.
Then I realised that my program was
still too ambitious, so I concentrated on
those in my own household. But I found that I
could not convert them either.
Finally, it dawned on me:
I must work on myself.
When people complain about what’s wrong with
the world, they are usually blaming somebody else.
They should look at themselves first.
That way, they will know they are
making a difference in at least one life.
We can’t take anyone father than we’ve
gone ourselves.